Zelda Rubinstein
Known for ActingBorn 1933-05-28 — died 2010-01-27Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Zelda Rubinstein (May 28, 1933 – January 27, 2010) was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing 'Ginny', she was a regular on David E. Kelley's Emmy Award winning television series Picket Fences for several seasons. She also made guest appearances in the TV show Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), as seer 'Christina' and was the voice ofSkittles candies in their long-running 'Taste the Rainbow' ad campaign. Rubinstein was also known for her outspoken activism for little people and her early participation in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Known for
Poltergeist
1982 · as Tangina Barrons
Poltergeist III
1988 · as Tangina Barrons
Sixteen Candles
1984 · as Organist
Southland Tales
2007 · as Dr. Katarina Kuntzler
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · as Tangina Barrons
Anguish
1987 · as Alice Pressman, the Mother
Wishcraft
2002 · as Medical Examiner
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006 · as Mrs. Collinwood
Americathon
1979
Frances
1982 · as Mental Patient
Teen Witch
1989 · as Madame Serina
Commitment to Life
2023 · as Self (archive footage)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986 · as Ralph's Mother (voice)
Under the Rainbow
1981 · as Iris
Little Witches
1996 · as Mother Clodah
Lover's Knot
1996 · as Woman in Clinic
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991 · as Butterfingers O'Malley
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
2002 · as Psychiatrist (voice)